UMass Memorial Health Care said Friday that it reached a tentative agreement with the Massachusetts Nurses Association following expedited negotiations.
The MassHealth program, which has 1.8 million members in Massachusetts, would be restructured toward the accountable care model of service delivery under a five-year deal with the federal government proposed Wednesday by the Baker administration.
During these exciting days of medical innovation, with developments ranging from advanced robotic surgery to nanoparticle-based cancer treatments, it's easy to forget that simple actions can also advance patient care in equally dramatic ways.